Metal spoked wheel.



E. WILLXAMS. METAL SPOKED WHEEL,

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2'!

Patented out. 6, 1914.

SHEETS- 3 -SHBILT l.

W. E. WILLIAMS.

METAL SPOKED WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 27. 1912,

1, 1 1 3,078. Patented oct. 6, 1914 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

W. E. WILLIAMS.

METAL SPOKD WHEEL.'

APPLICATION 1mm Nov. 27. 1912.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

a slightly modified construction. a sectional detail View showing aspoke se `cured to tbe run :fis in Fig. 1.1. Fig. 131s a irrnl sWLLIAIVI ERASTUS VI'ILLIAMS, 0F CHCAG'O, )ILLINOIS METAL SJOKEIJVII-IERI'.

Spccntion of Letters Patent.

.Application filed November f2?, 1912. Serial No. 733,351.

Patent-fed Unt. ft2, Ill'il.

' To all whom 'it 'ma-y concern Be it known that I, WiL-Linn Ennemisllifinmmxs, n citizen o'l the United States, residing' in Chicago,county ol (look, and State of illinois, with n post-ollice address ntNo. 331 South Clinton street, have in. vented. n new and usefulImprovement in Metal Spolied Vi-Ylieels, .is set forth in the annexedocillcfition.

The on; wheel tlmt can be mede cheaply :ind nearly conndcte machinery,and at tbe saine time will be light, strong, and durable.

Reference Will be had to the accompany ingr drawings in which,

Figure l is a perspective islied Wheel embodying my invention, Fior. 2is an elevation. Fig. il is n vertical scction. s'- is :i single spoke.Fie'. 5 is one oft tige limb l is a section of the lnil': tubo orsieeve. l*l T is a plan of tile spider inode by the sonnes of one sideafter beine; welded to 'the liuli ring of that side. Yigg. S is esection-.il elevation tlironggli the Wheel lwliorc tlic liuli sleeve isinserted.: Fig. 9 is u perspective View olf the wheel shown ,in sectionin. l Fig'. l0 is a sectional Eig. 8. detail through the liub, showingone Way o'l fastening in the liub sleeve. Fig'. 1l is a vertical sectionshowing; an alternative construction oi spoke und hub fastening. Fig. 11is :i View analogous to Fig. 11 showing Fig. 1.2 is

View analogous to Fiji. 12 showing another Way of securing; a spoke tothe rim. Y Fig. 1li is n similar View showing still another form ofspoke dnd rim fastening. Fig. 15 is a side view of a completed Wheelembodyingalternzitive construct-ions. Fig. 16 is n detail of spokeretaining; rings shown in Figl. Figs. 17 and 18 substitute designs forthe detail forms of spoke retaining,f ring shown in Figs. 15 and 16. v

Heretofore in the manufacture of Wheels of this class, it lies,generally been customary to festen the iron spokes inthe rim byupsettima?,f the spoke on one, or `both sides of the tire, or rim,making what may be termed a riveted joint. The spokes have been rivetedin the hub also, or screwed into the hub, or the hub has been cast innosition to inclose the ends of the spokes.` When the spokes are rivetedin 'the hubit -is usually customary to insert .a bushing to take the ectot' my invention is to multe :L

View of a fin- .extenduig projections l0, :is shown in Fie' l bearing ofthe axle und cover up the riveted ends` ol the soo-kes -on the inside ofthe hub; but with my design, n such bushing is necessary.

Referring' now to the above mentioned Figs. 1 to 9. which illustrate thepre construction, the Wheel consists of spokes l, linb ringsE2,.iormii.ig', members, e sort of hub structure, n liub sleeve 3, und arini et, all of connnercinl, Weldnble steel or iron. The. spokes may be,primarily. simple rods shown in Fig'. 4., the hub rings, Fig. 2, ureinode of like rods, the sleeve, Fig. G, is a. simple tube, and the rimisla cylinder formed from a flu t bar. The spokes, however, .may havetheir `ends di'l fcrently shaped, the sleeve nimy be varied in lio-rin,and the rim may be formed from s. channel bar `oi' suitable crosssection., es in dicated in Fig. 11. Spiders. usually two in number, Fig.7, are 'formed li): lon Welding. :it G, u set of s iolics Il. to euchring fl, sncli. welding bring quickly done sind vc ry strong, whentlieiwo members :ire ol nearly equal size. The spiders muy be connectedby tie rods 8 Weldon iu like manner to the periphcries of the rings :2,forming n caire-like structure which, with the rim added, is shown inFigs. El, D.

Before or after the riin is secured lie spokes, the lnib sleeve 3 isplaced in tlie rings, either loosely, tiro ring-s being' subsequentlyreduced in diznfncter or the sleeve being; exminded at desired points tosecure rigid connection of the two, or theslceve is inode of e.dizirneter slightly greater than the interior diameter of the rings undforced into the latter by the application of great force, the, ductilityof the rings permitting lull-e necessary stretching. 1n eitherconstruction no n'incliiningr is necessary.

Instead of forming the spiders lil-st, the spokes nmy. be first.ysecured lo tbe rini and the rings be then added; or, b v automaticmachinery, both ends of the spokes may loe secured sinmltaneously.

The sleeves 'may be further secured in tbe. rings by forming on the,former outwardly 3; or the saine parts muy be united by spot weldingI:1t 11, Fig. 10, preferably by using nn electric current.

As has been intimated, the tie' rods S are not indispensable to securee. wheel of practical value. As a further optional feature with orWithout other:

olf-construction, the spokes may' be 'outh- L Y (9.1) spofzss @hamm@ross Todes, {l5} the flanges by Wms,

cofresponding rings.) zum the sets ermedate their ends and, Weed toedith@ spake-s, and a m connected with 'the spokea "ne Vy dvrust To gmdagainst the 1)'. and. u finta, z, pimes, coiuw.

fn wtnesf wheeof, have hereunto sub-5 in the city of Hammn the 1951 day.of Non two suaseang 'by @Mrt-ric m samba@ my na e 'fxte. 01'? nfnztma, nthe foires-ence of W'tnesses HERMAN I' vAUGUST lli-wcm.

